Willow Springs School District

The Middle School Staff Member of the Week is coach Lee!🐻 Coach Lee is the middle school ISS teacher and is the assistant varsity boys basketball coach. This is his first year at Willow. Congrats coach Lee and thank you for all that you do! #OneWillow

Game Day!!! The track team travels to Hollister this afternoon for their first meet of the season. 3:00 PM The baseball team wraps up play in the Cabool Classic by taking on the Cabool Bulldogs. They are the first game of the night. Game time 4:00 PM.

Children's author Jefferson Knapp came to visit the Willow Springs Elementary School today! Mr. Knapp is the author of a series titled The Kingdom at the End of the Driveway. The students had a great time! More information about Mr. Knapp can be found at www.krakenbooks.com. Thank you Mr. Knapp for stopping by Willow!

We'd like to thank the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Willow Springs Rotary Club for giving the "Don't Meth With Me" presentation to our middle school students!

Important dates and information for upcoming preschool and kindergarten screenings and registration. Preschool: - Screening and registration will be held on Tuesday, April 30 from 8:00 am - 4:15 pm in the preschool building, located at 305 W Fourth St. - The child must be four years old before August 1, 2024. - Please contact the elementary office at 417-469-2474 to make an appointment. - Parents are required to bring the child’s official state birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residency to registration. Proof of residency could be any one of the following: property tax receipt, rent/lease agreement or utility bill. Kindergarten: - Screening and registration for the 2024-2025 school year will be Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2 from 7:30 am - 4:15 pm in the preschool building, located at 305 W Fourth St. - Please contact the elementary office at 417-469-2474 to make an appointment. - All children entering kindergarten must be five years old before August 1, 2024. - Parents are required to bring the child’s official state birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residency to registration. Proof of residency could be any one of the following: property tax receipt, rent/lease agreement or utility bill.

Game Day!! Softball tonight at Alton, first pitch at 4:30 PM. Baseball vs Winona at Cabool, 2nd Game of the night. JV Golf at Mtn. View. Tee Time 4:00 PM. Tennis at Lebanon, 4:30 PM Good Luck Bears!!!

We will be hosting a Registered Youth Apprenticeship Workshop on April 11th from 9:00 am -12:00 pm at the School Board Room, located at 201 W Main St. This is for area schools and businesses that would like to learn about the program. This training will enable any district to have the tools necessary to build its own Registered Youth Apprenticeship program, no matter the size of the community/district. During this workshop, you will learn the basics of how to implement and customize your own registered youth apprenticeship program. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. Visit this link to register: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=11005&I=4723152

Game Day! Tonight girls softball will play at home vs the Dora Falcons. Game time 4:30 pm. The boys baseball team will travel to Cabool for the Cabool Baseball Classic!! First pitch is at 4:00 PM for game 1. Tonight the Bears will play in Game 2 vs. Norwood

Marlenia Barker, Special Education Director; Melissa Altermatt, Process Coordinator; Amy Pollard, Process Coordinator and Julie Owens, Administrative Assistant were in San Antonio, Texas last week participating in the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo! Each year at the CEC Convention and Expo, thousands of special education professionals from around the world come together to learn, share, grow, and connect. With hundreds of sessions on just about every topic in the field, the CEC Convention & Expo is THE professional development event for special educators to find research, tips, and strategies you can actually apply to supporting students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. #OneWillow

The Professional Development Day that was scheduled for April 1st has been moved to April 8th so students can enjoy the eclipse. There will be no school on Monday, April 8th now instead of Monday, April 1st.

Spring pictures will be on Friday, March 22nd.📸 Elementary School: Order link: https://inter-state.com/order Order code: 85212QB Middle School: Order link: https://inter-state.com/order Order code: 85215EB High School: High school will use the same order link and same order code as the middle school. Forms are also in the student information box by Mrs. Jenny's window.

It’s #TeacherProud and #BearProud Tuesday! Willow Springs is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers and district staff on the second Tuesday of each month. Our nominees for the month of March are: 🐻 Jessica Bunch - Willow Springs Elementary School Kindergarten Interventionist 🐻 Shaylee Welch - Willow Springs Middle School 6th Grade Science Teacher 🐻 Rhea Cook - Willow Springs Middle School Special Education Teacher 🐻 Sharon Patton - Willow Springs High School Counselor 🐻 Mike Bailey - Willow Springs Schools Maintenance Staff Congratulations to this month's recipients, we are so grateful for all the hard work and dedication you give to our district and students! #OneWillow

March 2024 Regular Session Board Meeting https://youtube.com/live/ITkrbxtsfmE?feature=share

Members of the Presbyterian Church of Willow came by to read a book to our first graders! 📖 They also brought all of the first graders a book of their own! We want to thank Miss Candace, Cara and Cash for taking the time to read to our students! #OneWillow

Students in Mr. Pitts' health class recently completed diagrams on the flow of blood in the human body and have shown excellent mastery on the topic! #OneWillow

Mrs. Green took a group of students to Jefferson City on March 4th for the Youth Art Month's Award Assembly! We had students represent the Willow Springs Middle School and Elementary School! Elsie Lemon won Primary Elementary Honorable Mention for the state! Each teacher gets to pick four works of art to represent their school. The art is displayed at the capital for the month of March. #OneWillow

In honor of School Board Appreciation Week, we want to take this time to thank the Willow Springs Board of Education for their hard work and dedication to the district and community!🐻 #OneWillow

The Willow Springs Elementary School would like to recognize the following students as Pawsitive Bears who have shown the character trait of Appreciative during the Third Quarter of school! These Bears have displayed how to be thankful and have good manners. Kindergarten: 🐻 Xander Velarde 🐻 Madilyn Dancer 🐻 Johnny Stark 🐻 Abel Smith 🐻 Andrew Sims 🐻 Roy Clinton 🐻 Charlie Johnson 🐻 Tymber Kargel 🐻 Madi Hileman 🐻 Not Pictured: Zeyanna Hord First Grade: 🐻 Sofia Gerasimov 🐻 Grayson Shanks 🐻 Jacob Kenyon 🐻 Adilee Green 🐻 Tucker Cox 🐻 Amelia Beltz 🐻 Kane Ennis 🐻 Viktor Fokina 🐻 Adeline Riley 🐻 Maci Clinton Second Grade: 🐻 Ethan Atkisson 🐻 Emily Campbell 🐻 Marie Braun 🐻 Samantha Coffman 🐻 Nathaniel Hood 🐻 Myrah Sanders 🐻 Creedence Gilliam 🐻 Paislee Murphy 🐻 Hattie Dodgen 🐻 Not Pictured: Joel Collins Third Grade: 🐻 Rylee Long 🐻 John Kimbrough 🐻 Kolbe Ewers 🐻 Kenzley Lemon 🐻 Paislee Cattell 🐻 Audrey James 🐻 Emery McKee 🐻 Hunter Ennis 🐻 Elliana Fursov 🐻 Allison Beltz Fourth Grade: 🐻 Riley Wheeler 🐻 Emmie Lemon 🐻 Ryleigh Romine 🐻 Aria Bittick 🐻 Shannon Cox 🐻 JaneLee Tetrick 🐻 Darrius Sexton-McLaurin 🐻 AlmaJean Widner 🐻 Lily Mullins 🐻 Izzy Callahan Congratulations Bears! 🥳 #OneWillow

The Middle School Staff Member of the Week is Special Education Teacher, Mrs. Cook!✨ Congrats Mrs. Cook, we are so grateful for all that you do!🐻 #OneWillow

Information for ordering yearbooks!📚 To order a high school yearbook, visit this link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1059516/WILLOW-SPRINGS-HIGH-SCHOOL/2024-Yearbook/20230803043032940129/CATALOG_SHOP Students wanting to order a middle school yearbook need to grab an order form from the student information center or in Mr. Kharitonov's room. Prices will raise on April 1st. Elementary has soft cover yearbooks for $25.00 and hardcover yearbooks for $30.00. Parents can order online this year by visiting https://inter-state.com/order and using the code 82351R. Parents can also send a check written out to Willow Springs Schools/Elementary yearbook. Orders are due by May 10th.